ABILITY to REASON, RIGHT to CONSENT - Proem & Poem No. 1

To be published in late fall of 2017, perhaps winter of 2018, my 10th book currently entitled; 100 Proems & Poems on the ABILITY to REASON, RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters. The following will most likely be the first installment upon further editing...

PROEM & POEM No. 1 - What Is Murder, Rape, Slavery and Theft

      What is murder if not termination of human life without Consent? What is rape or sexual violation, if not such activity without Consent? What is slavery if not employment, labor or duty without Consent? What is theft, or extortion, if not barter, purchase, loan, gift or charity without Consent? What is assault if not spar without Consent? What is abduction if not association without Consent?

      What is an intruder if not a relative, friend or guest crossing the door’s threshold without Consent?  What is an invader if not an ally crossing the border without Consent?

      Empirically hence inevitably considering, the passionate inquiry of the Peculiar Human Ability to Reason, inseparably the Singular Human Right to Consent or Not Consent, must be prerequisite to all matters intimate, private, philosophical, spiritual, theological, public, social, political, consequently, ethical.

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Question neo-truths and hoary lies, either oft connived

Attired withal bane, polity then gains, per the contrived

Slurred verses for blurred curses, o’er private purses

O covetousness fitly stirs as the public booty disperses

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.

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